#165C72#165C72

#165C72 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.075 H 223.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C72
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 114)
HSL	hsl(194, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, -12.89, -18.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 22.57, 235.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.35% -0.0539 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(44.35% 0.075 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1940, 9.0389, 17.2819)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C72 #722C16

analogous

#16725A #165C72 #162E72

triadic

#165C72 #72165C #5C7216

tetradic

#165C72 #5A1672 #722C16 #2E7216

square

#165C72 #5A1672 #722C16 #2E7216

split-complementary

#165C72 #72162E #725A16

monochromatic

#05151A #0C333F #165C72 #2085A5 #2CAED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#165C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#165C72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C72

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C72	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505A73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435172

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.075 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648a9a',
    500: '#165c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c72;
$custom-light: #648a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.348,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44345,
    "c": 0.07485,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C72

secondary

#A8563C

accent

#673DEB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C72

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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